Funeral Homes in Hector, MN

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (calvin roberts), and (dorothy peterson).

Hector is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 1,151 at the 2010 census.

Hector Obituaries

It was reported by Ellensburg Daily Record on June 11th, 2016 that Neal Linton Person perished in Washington.  Person was 83 years old and was born in Hector, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Neal Linton's life.

It was disclosed by The Herald on February 7th, 2016 that Merle Galen Apitz perished in Washington.  Apitz was 84 years old and was born in Hector, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Merle Galen's life.

It was reported by West Central Tribune on August 29th, 2015 that Doris M Marshall passed on in Hector, Minnesota.  Marshall was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Doris M's life.

It was noted by West Central Tribune on June 13th, 2015 that Charlene Podratz died in Hector, Minnesota.  Podratz was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charlene's life.

It was written by West Central Tribune on December 17th, 2014 that Gene Anderson died in Hector, Minnesota.  Anderson was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gene's life.

It was disclosed by West Central Tribune on July 21st, 2014 that Robert "Bob" Sandahl passed away in Hector, Minnesota.  Sandahl was 94 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert "Bob"'s life.

It was reported by West Central Tribune on April 3rd, 2014 that Dean Lentz passed away in Hector, Minnesota.  Lentz was 33 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dean's life.

It was noted by West Central Tribune on January 25th, 2014 that Jose Lopez Deleon died in Hector, Minnesota.  Deleon was 30 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jose Lopez's life.

It was written by West Central Tribune on January 25th, 2014 that Julio A Giron passed on in Hector, Minnesota.  Giron was 24 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Julio A's life.

It was reported by West Central Tribune on January 21st, 2014 that Leslie Eugene Wolff passed away in Hector, Minnesota.  Wolff was 64 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Leslie Eugene's life.

History

So by succession, Hector was named after the brave Trojan warrior and it has always shown fighting spirit befitting its name. After a hotly contested debate between those who favored the name Plainfield (after the stage stop and post office) and those who favored the name Hector, a township in New York on the east shore of Seneca Lake (New York) Lake where many of the early settlers came from. Hector, New York New York was named after the bravest of the ancient Trojan warriors whose story is an important part of Homer’s epic, “Iliad”. (Unbeknown to the village citizens, further research showed the other Milford was actually located in South Dakota, and they could have named their town Milford after all.). Hector is a city in Renville County, Minnesota County, Minnesota, United States The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census.

According to Hector's Official Website: Hector was founded in 1878 when the Hastings and Dakota Railway Company constructed the railroad on the north side of the original town site.

The official website for the city of Hector is https://hector.govoffice.com/.